| Paddle Log — 2011 |
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| LAUNCH SITE |
DATE |
WHO |
DISTANCE |
COMMENTS |
| Million Dollar Beach |
Jan 1 |
J & many pirates |
7 |
Diamond Island for lunch, back via polar plunge. |
| Henry Hudson |
Mar 20 |
Both & Mad Dog |
13 |
Vloman Kill, Binnen Kill, lunch at Schodack Island SP, Moordener Kill & Papscanee Creek on the way back. |
| Nolan Road |
Mar 30 |
M & seadogs |
9 |
Upstream to the dam, downstream to Hudson Point. An eagle, buffleheads, mergansers and canada geese. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 7 |
M |
14 |
RT Priming Hook. Eagles aloft, a stand of cormorants. An ocean cargo boat & tug/barge combo. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 8 |
M |
13 |
Upriver to Bronck Island, down to SMG. Very quiet, gray day, water very smooth, almost nothing happened until an eagle & a crow fed on river carrion side-by-side. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 9 |
M |
15 |
RT four mile point. Beautiful day, water again very smooth, many crossings & backtracks. |
| Henry Hudson |
April 12 |
Both |
7 |
RT 215, against wind & current up, lunch on Papscanee Island, fast trip back. |
| Spier Falls |
April 14 |
M & seadogs |
8 |
RT Corinth, strong current from Corinth Dam. Eagle aloft, beaver swimming. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
April 18 |
Both |
10 |
Upriver via Hallenbeck Creek, water got rough, turned back towards Cohotate Preserve at Hudson-Athens Light. One tug, one cargo boat. |
| Million Dollar Beach |
April 22 |
Both & seadogs |
12 |
RT Long Island. Placid conditions before lunch, intermittent breezes during the return. Black flies, not yet biting. |
| Coxsackie |
April 29 |
Both |
8 |
Upstream to Coxsackie Creek, cross over to Stuyvesant, return along main channel. Very high water & strong downstream current from rains & spring run-off, overwhelmed flood. |
| Coxsackie |
May 1 |
Both |
14 |
Upstream relatively easy despite run-off. Turn around above Matthew Point. Fast paddle back. Sensational eagle pose. |
| Coxsackie |
May 3 |
Both |
11 |
Quiet water, slightly elevated. SMG, Priming Hook, West Flat. Several eagles & an osprey, fishermen displaying trophy bass. |
| Coxsackie |
May 6 |
Both |
10 |
Explored Gays Point, almost beached. Lunch at four mile point. Intermittent wind, varying from SE to SW. Many immature eagles, northern map turtles. |
| Freddie's Park |
May 8 |
M |
9 |
Twin Bridges, Wagers Pond & Clutes Dry Dock. Easy morning Currituck paddle. |
| Dunham Reservoir |
May 9 |
Both |
3 |
Very windy conditions — little sign of spring. |
| Coxsackie |
May 12 |
Both |
12 |
RT Poolsburg. Many nervous geese & a thieving mature eagle, who hijacked an immature eagle's fish and got away. Hot day. |
| Coeymans Landing |
May 13 |
Both |
8 |
RT Castleton. Windy, choppy, strong current. |
| Forbes Avenue |
May 14 |
Both |
12 |
RT Staats Point. Fast tide ride. Gray day, south wind. |
| Coxsackie |
May 20 |
Both |
4 |
Thrilled by fabulous golden club bloom at Little Nutten Hook, turned around by booming thunder at SMG. Water extremely high. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
May 21 |
M |
5 |
RT Poolsburg. Delightful morning paddle shortened by incipient heavy weather. |
| Coxsackie |
May 25 |
M |
22 |
Long day with steadily improving weather. Up to Poolsburg, down below four mile point. Eagles, gbh's, swallows & turtles. Also a cargo ship & a tug. |
| Lions Park |
May 27 |
Both |
8 |
RT Erie Canal past Clutes Dry Dock. Towed drifting empty canoe to shore. |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
May 28 |
Both |
6 |
Erie Canal into Wagers Pond, a weedy mess. Crossed over to explore marshes on south shore. Crossed again east of Colonie Town Park. Windy, carp in action. |
| Athens |
May 30 |
M |
12 |
RT Nutten Hook. Many pleasure boats & a three tug rendezvous. |
| North Germantown Landing |
May 31 |
Both |
9 |
Explored Roeliff Jansen Kill, lunch at Dutchman's Landing, rode tide back into a refreshing south breeze. A very hot day. |
| Freddie's Park |
June 3 |
Both |
8 |
Crescent Dam, Crescent Bridge, lunch at Town Park. Flats filling in fast with weeds. |
| Coxsackie |
June 4 |
M |
8 |
Easy paddle around Stockport Flats. Light breeze on the way back. |
| Coxsackie |
June 6 |
Both & Susan |
7 |
Reconnoitered Stockport Flats. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
June 7 |
Both & Eddie, Susan |
6 |
RT Nutten Hook. Eagles on display. |
| Northville Boat Ramp |
June 8 |
M & seadogs |
8 |
Explored the Northampton campsite's flooded islands. Hastened back just in time to beat a thunderstorm. |
| Henry Hudson |
June 10 |
Both |
6 |
A hawk, turtles & a corpse. Lunch on Papscanee Island, chat with William Staats on the way back. |
| Athens |
June 15 |
M |
12 |
RT 161. Lunch at Riverside Park. Easy day. |
| Forts Ferry Road |
June 16 |
Both |
8 |
RT Lock 7. Shaker Creek. Extensive water chestnuts. |
| Corning Preserve |
June 18 |
M |
12 |
RT Van Wies Point. Many crossings. Very busy port. A Maltese cargo ship, two tugs, two cruise boats & a riverside wedding. |
| Coxsackie |
June 20 |
M |
10 |
Stockport Creek & Little Nutten Hook. Easy PM paddle. |
| Coxsackie |
June 21 |
Both & John |
7 |
RT mouth of Coxsackie Creek. John's inaugural paddle. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
June 26 |
Both |
11 |
Explored Schodack Creek — eagles, gbh's, turtles, a few deer flies. |
| Henry Hudson |
June 27 |
Both |
8 |
Vloman Kill, Papscanee Creek & Papscanee Island. Quiet day. |
| West Lake |
June 28 |
M & seadogs |
14 |
West Lake, Green Lake, Canada Lake & Stewart Landing Dam. Rescue practice. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
July 1 |
M |
15 |
Lazy tide ride to P & M, return via Poolsburg, lunch at the Hannacroix. Two eagles, two barges. |
| Coxsackie |
July 2 |
M |
21 |
Past Athens to Cohotate. Ospreys nesting on beacon 129. Lunch at MGF. Boat traffic picked up, especially paddlers plus one rowing shell. |
| Coxsackie |
July 5 |
Both |
10 |
Hot day, little traffic, coyote on MGF. |
| Athens |
July 7 |
M |
13 |
Cohotate Preserve. Lunch at Dutchman's Landing. |
| Forbes Avenue |
July 9 |
J & Julie NT |
6 |
Port of Albany. Pleasant evening paddle. |
| Valcour Conference Center |
July 13 |
Both |
12 |
Garden Island, Valcour Island & Crab Island. Thunderstorms during return. Highlight of four day LCSKI session. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
July 16 |
Both |
16 |
Upriver past Athens, lunch at MGF, return against the tide. Super osprey day. |
| Alplaus |
July 17 |
Both |
? |
Paddling for a Cure — Hope in the Boat. |
| North Germantown Landing |
July 19 |
M & MDM |
14 |
Saugerties Light, lunch at Malden-on-Hudson, on return crossed over to eastern channel at the maelstrom, running head-to-wind into a moderate breeze. Three tugs, one crane, three eagles. |
| Coxsackie |
July 22 |
Both |
13 |
Very hot day — launched early, turned around at Poolsburg, off by noon. |
| Forked Lake |
July 24 |
M & seadogs |
12 |
Visited bog near Brandreth River, also Raquette River. Beautiful day. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
July 26 |
M & seadogs |
8 |
Short paddle, many events — cargo ship, three tugs, two eagles & many ospreys. |
| Coxsackie |
July 27 |
M |
15 |
Mill Creek, Poolsburg, Matthew Point & Bronck Island. The goats are back. |
| Converse Bay F & W |
August 5 |
Both |
10 |
Converse Bay, Town Farm Bay & McNeil Cove. |
| Shelburne Bay F & W |
August 6 |
M |
10 |
Around Shelburne Point, turned back by increasing wind. Crossed to Redrock Point in the midst of numerous sail boats. Returned head-to-wind. |
| Coxsackie |
August 9 |
Both |
7 |
Many eagles at SMG. Rain soon after taking out. |
| Round Lake |
August 11 |
M |
4 |
Across Round Lake to Anthony Kill, rich habitat, one gbh nest. |
| North Germantown Landing |
August 12 |
Both |
14 |
Excursions up Catskill Creek & Roeliff Jansen Kill. Stopped for ice cream in Catskill. |
| Forbes Avenue |
August 13 |
M |
12 |
RT 214. Quiet port, exception one Greek cargo ship taking on noisy lading. Very few power boats either way. |
| Six Mile Waterworks |
August 16 |
J & Lisa, Pete |
2 |
Qaarsut test run. |
| Coxsackie |
August 17 |
M |
9 |
Very quiet day. Calm water. Numerous kayaks & eagles around Stockport Flats. |
| Stockport Station |
August 18 |
M |
1 |
Quick photo op SMG. Success. |
| Coeymans Landing |
August 19 |
J & seadogs |
10 |
Hannacroix, Matthew Point & Poolsburg. Return against the tide. Casual dining at Yanni's Too. |
| Coxsackie |
August 20 |
M |
12 |
Launched early to beat heat. Eagles everywhere, minimum 14 by Poolsburg, perhaps parents training fledglings. Many shrieks, whistles & squeals. |
| Six Mile Waterworks |
August 20 |
J & Julie NT |
3 |
Nessmuk workout. |
| Coxsackie |
August 23 |
Both |
12 |
Cool day. Many eagles, crabs at Mill Creek. Three tugs. |
| North Broadalbin |
August 25 |
Both & seadogs |
10 |
Sand & Scout Islands. Cloudy, sometimes rainy, mostly quiet GSL. |
| Round Lake |
Sept 2 |
Both |
4 |
First paddle since hurricane Irene. Water level high. Pleasant conditions. |
| Hague |
Sept 12 |
Both & seadogs |
10 |
Anthonys Nose & Rogers Rock. |
| Henry Hudson |
Sept 13 |
J & ADK |
6 |
Nocturnal club paddle. RT Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge. Many mosquitoes. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Sept 14 |
Both |
11 |
RT SMG. Quiet river. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
Sept 18 |
Both |
8 |
RT North Germantown Landing. River close to normal, launch sites very messy. |
| Bolton Landing |
Sept 25 |
Both & seadogs |
12 |
Paradise Bay & lunch at Black Mountain Point. Return via Dollar Islands, Montcalm Point, Crown & Green Islands. Black flies at the landing! |
| Coxsackie |
Sept 27 |
Both |
10 |
No breeze, lots of little debris, MGF infested with mosquitoes, four eagles & six tugs pushing barges. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Sept 30 |
Both |
11 |
RT SMG. Active water. Gentle to moderate breezes. |
| Coxsackie |
Oct 6 |
Both |
14 |
Cool day. Many eagles, brisk pace, turned above Matthew Point, brisker pace back. Clearwater. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Oct 7 |
Both |
11 |
Serene river. Dead calm. Schodack Creek — eagles, gbh's, map turtles. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Oct 9 |
M |
15 |
Dead calm again. Down to RI, up to Hannacroix for lunch, repelled by mosquitoes, back down to RR village beach. Many kayaks & four tugs during return, including Justine McAllister, absent too long. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
Oct 10 |
Both |
16 |
Late morning fog giving way to afternoon heat, almost no breeze. Past Hudson, around MGF, many photogenic boats. |
| Coxsackie |
Oct 17 |
Both |
14 |
RT Hudson-Athens Light. Intermittent gentle breezes. Many eagles, mostly aloft. Little traffic. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
Oct 18 |
Both |
15 |
Students at North Germantown Landing performing science projects. Choppiness & small whitecaps downstream to Smiths Landing. |
| Athens |
Oct 23 |
Both & Rich's group |
18 |
Pleasant day — break at Coxsackie, round Rattlesnake Island, break at Stockport Station. Two eagles, four tugs. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Oct 31 |
M |
9 |
Gray day. Steady cool breeze. RT HRISP. Zero river traffic. |
| Round Lake |
Nov 1 |
M & Jim |
5 |
Serene calm, water like glass. Two eagles. |
| Freddie's Park |
Nov 2 |
M |
9 |
Twin Bridges & beyond. Easy afternoon Currituck paddle. |
| Henry Hudson |
Nov 3 |
Both |
13 |
Port of Albany. Lunch at Island Creek Park. Four tugs. |
| Coxsackie |
Nov 6 |
Both |
12 |
No breeze upstream, back & forth between Mill Creek & Stuyvesant. Large group from Atlantic Kayak, wind & waves picked up on return. Maybe six eagles, three tugs. |
| Coxsackie |
Nov 8 |
Both |
16 |
RT Hannacroix. Very warm. No breeze, no tug, no eagle, no cargo boat, one power boat, ten kayaks. |
| Clamsteam Tavern |
Dec 22 |
J & seadogs |
8 |
Wagers Pond & Erie Canal into Clutes Dry Dock. Doubled back to Colonie Town Park. |